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JPS61168341A - 合成超音波断層画像形成方法および装置 - Google Patents

合成超音波断層画像形成方法および装置

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Publication number
JPS61168341A
JPS61168341A JP60210884A JP21088485A JPS61168341A JP S61168341 A JPS61168341 A JP S61168341A JP 60210884 A JP60210884 A JP 60210884A JP 21088485 A JP21088485 A JP 21088485A JP S61168341 A JPS61168341 A JP S61168341A
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Prior art keywords
memory
image
image signal
scanning
image signals
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JP60210884A
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English (en)
Japanese (ja)
Inventor
レイナー　フエール
ピエール―アンドレ　グランシヤン
ペーター　クルメナツハー
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Kontron AG Switzerland
Kontron AG Germany
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Kontron AG Switzerland
Kontron AG Germany
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Publication of JPS61168341A publication Critical patent/JPS61168341A/ja
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
    • G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
    • G10K11/34—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using electrical steering of transducer arrays, e.g. beam steering
    • G10K11/341—Circuits therefor
    • G10K11/346—Circuits therefor using phase variation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S15/89—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
    • G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
    • G01S15/8909—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration
    • G01S15/8915—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array
    • G01S15/8918—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array the array being linear
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
    • G01S7/52053—Display arrangements
    • G01S7/52057—Cathode ray tube displays
    • G01S7/5206—Two-dimensional coordinated display of distance and direction; B-scan display
    • G01S7/52065—Compound scan display, e.g. panoramic imaging
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S15/89—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
    • G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
    • G01S15/8995—Combining images from different aspect angles, e.g. spatial compounding

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
JP60210884A 1984-09-25 1985-09-24 合成超音波断層画像形成方法および装置 Pending JPS61168341A (ja)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CH457684 1984-09-25
CH4576/84-7 1984-09-25

Publications (1)

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JPS61168341A true JPS61168341A (ja) 1986-07-30

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US (1) US4649927A (no)
EP (1) EP0176038B1 (no)
JP (1) JPS61168341A (no)
AU (1) AU562235B2 (no)
CA (1) CA1242267A (no)
DE (1) DE3577751D1 (no)
DK (1) DK423185A (no)
ES (1) ES8800590A1 (no)
NO (1) NO853758L (no)

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NO853758L (no) 1986-03-26
CA1242267A (en) 1988-09-20
DK423185A (da) 1986-03-26
EP0176038B1 (de) 1990-05-16
ES547230A0 (es) 1987-11-16
DK423185D0 (da) 1985-09-18
EP0176038A1 (de) 1986-04-02
US4649927A (en) 1987-03-17
DE3577751D1 (de) 1990-06-21
AU562235B2 (en) 1987-06-04
ES8800590A1 (es) 1987-11-16

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